The perfect accessory for zoning out to Netflix with, this oddly appropriate iPad dock modeled after an early ’80s CRT television set was designed by Jonas Damon, creative director for Frog Design’s New York office. It comes complete with grainy television snow screensaver, though a scrambled pay TV signal would add a touch more realism if I recall correctly.
When I was editing The Best of Instructables, one of my favorite authors in the book was Tim Anderson, who also edits our regular “Heirloom Technology” column in MAKE. Tim has hundreds of Instructables, many of them collections of time-saving, energy-saving, make-do, and kludgey-cool repair tips. Here are some excerpts from his Tips articles related […]
In this, the final in our series of “Letters,” Shawn Wallace, member of AS220, the Providence, RI community arts and technology space, shares his experiences with the Fab Academy, a distributed learning collaborative, built on the infrastructure of the Fab Lab network. (Links to all of Shawn’s inspiring “Letters” are available at the end of […]
I love this quilted playmat by Molly at the Purl Bee for it’s beauty and sheer simplicity. (No basting necessary!) Make it in a weekend as a great new baby gift!
Very cool giant kitty couch, but my googling fingers are coming up short: anybody have any idea what plush master constructed this lovely sculpture? Update: The couch was made by Belgian design firm Unfold, and here’s a post with process photos and more info. More: Giant Soft Egg
UK based DIY Couture’s Rosie Martin vists Etsy and shows you step-by-step how to sew up a gathered skirt. I love the many ways you can wear it!
I recently attended BlogHer ’10 this week in New York City and needed to bring my trusty Hello Kitty Janome with me. I wasn’t sure how best to get my machine on the plane, but after a date with some painter’s tape, we made it on just fine. Since security rules are always changing, here’s […]
